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Taking pics of games when I'm playing them
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03/09/14 04:45 AM
03/09/14 04:45 AM
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gruffy
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Hi, I'm not sure if I'm in the right place for this but here I go! When I'm playing a game I'm trying to get a picture of my gameplay eg the lost crown. I know there's a button I need to click called print screen on the key board but I'm not sure what to do after that!
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Re: Taking pics of games when I'm playing them
[Re: gruffy]
#943958
03/09/14 10:04 AM
03/09/14 10:04 AM
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Draclvr
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If you happen to be using Windows 8, all you have to do is press the Windows key and Printscreen. The screenshot will be saved as a .jpg file in a folder named Screenshots. Windows 8 has eliminated the need to import into Paint and all the other steps.
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Re: Taking pics of games when I'm playing them
[Re: gruffy]
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03/10/14 08:11 AM
03/10/14 08:11 AM
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gruffy
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Thanks everyone for your help! Ive got the printscreen working and have saved a pic of my gameplay on the desktop!
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Re: Taking pics of games when I'm playing them
[Re: gruffy]
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03/10/14 10:52 AM
03/10/14 10:52 AM
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Jenny100
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If you want to take a LOT of pictures during your game, I'd recommend 3rd party software like the ***Fraps*** mj2c mentioned. It's a lot more convenient when you are collecting dozens of pictures. If you only want a few screenshots, then the built-in Windows option is probably good enough. The age of the game may enter into it. I was never able to get screenshots of 256 color games like "Armed and Delirious" using the built-in Windows software. It may work better playing the games windowed inside a VM (haven't tried it), but I'd get black screens for screenshots using the Print-Screen-and-paste-in-paint method for 256 color games run full screen. And there are some fairly recent games where I can't get screenshots from cut scenes using Print-Screen-and-paste-in-Paint.
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Re: Taking pics of games when I'm playing them
[Re: Jenny100]
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03/11/14 08:05 AM
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If you want to take a LOT of pictures during your game, I'd recommend 3rd party software like the ***Fraps*** mj2c mentioned. It's a lot more convenient when you are collecting dozens of pictures. If you only want a few screenshots, then the built-in Windows option is probably good enough. The age of the game may enter into it. I was never able to get screenshots of 256 color games like "Armed and Delirious" using the built-in Windows software. It may work better playing the games windowed inside a VM (haven't tried it), but I'd get black screens for screenshots using the Print-Screen-and-paste-in-paint method for 256 color games run full screen. And there are some fairly recent games where I can't get screenshots from cut scenes using Print-Screen-and-paste-in-Paint. Thanks Jenny, i shall give Fraps ago!
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